So, can't sleep? I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, " I wanna stay up all night, but I can't have my parents find out." And they won't, with these steps.

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Steps

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Wait until you KNOW your folks are asleep. It actually works!

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Come up with an escape plan. Try to avoid jumping through windows, as you may hurt yourself.

3

If you want to watch TV, keep the volume super low, close all the doors between where you are and where your parents are, and stuff a rolled up towel under the door to block any light from escaping. If you don't mind if there's sound or not, turn on the closed captions.

4

If you want to go on the computer, don't go on a site like Youtube that requires sound unless you have headphones.

5

If you want to eat something, eat something easy to prepare and non-messy.

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Don't try cooking, toasting, or microwaving anything. It will make noise, and it could be a safety hazard if you aren't careful.

7

Walk slowly and quietly. Don't wear shoes.

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If you hear your parents waking up, clean up, and 1) follow the escape plan to your room, 2) pretend to be asleep, then just say you dozed off, yawn, and go to your room, or 3) go to the kitchen and say you were just getting a glass of water, then yawn, get some water, and go to room. After you successfully made it back to your bedroom, you can resume your fun as soon as you know everyone is asleep again.

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If you can't make it back to your bedroom, the kitchen, or wherever the escape plan leads you, lock yourself in the bathroom. Flush the toilet and run the water, but come out so you can get away with saying, "Oh, I just had to pee." Then yawn, and go to your bedroom.

Of course, it's much easier if you just stay in your bedroom all night, but it probably won't be as fun.

If you have a laptop, use it!

Warnings

You may get caught! Do this at your own risk!

It's not a good idea to do this if 1) it's a school day or the night before something important, 2) your parents are light sleepers, or 3) you're a major klutz.

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